Alapark Events
Park: Joe Wheeler
Expedition at Joe Wheeler State Park
When: 10/19/2025 at 09:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Joe Wheeler State Park CCC Trail Head
Joe Wheeler State Park Expedition
Park: Rickwood Caverns
Befriending Bats
When: 10/19/2025 at 01:00 PMMeeting Place: Nature Center
Take a special tour through the cave all about bats!
Fees may apply.
Park: Oak Mountain
Fall Nature Scavenger Hunt
When: 10/19/2025 at 08:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Fall Nature Scavenger Hunt
Park: DeSoto
Spookapalooza Spooktacular Campsite Contest 2025
When: 10/20/2025 at 08:00 PMDecorate your site with the most original and creative Halloween décor you can find … you might win a prize!
Park: Gulf
Radical Raptors at Gulf State Park
When: 10/20/2025 at 10:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Gulf State Park Nature Center
Come meet our raptor animal ambassadors!
Park: DeSoto
Spookapalooza Pumpkin Carving Contest 2025
When: 10/20/2025 at 08:00 AMDeSoto State Park is glad to host the 15th Annual Spookapalooza Pumpkin Carving Contest!
Park: Monte Sano
Once Upon a Mountain III at Monte Sano State Park
When: 10/21/2025 at 03:00 PMMeeting Place: Monte Sano Japanese Garden
Guided outdoor immersive experience that focuses on nature therapy connections.
Park: Gulf
Journey Through our Solar System
When: 10/21/2025 at 01:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Gulf State Park Nature Center
Explore our solar system and learn amazing facts about the unique planets!
Park: Cathedral Caverns
Rock'n Reptiles
When: 10/21/2025 at 02:30 PMMeeting Place: Gift Shop Patio
Celebrate National Reptile Awareness Day with us on this program all about reptiles!
Park: Gulf
Halloween Craft Time
When: 10/21/2025 at 10:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Gulf State Park Nature Center
Join us for a fun and creative weekly Halloween craft program for kids and adults!
Fees may apply.
Park: Gulf
Snake Encounters
When: 10/22/2025 at 10:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Gulf State Park Nature Center
Visit the Nature Center to learn all about our native snakes!
Park: Chewacla
Hiking with Homeschool! - Chewacla Cubs Nature School
When: 10/22/2025 at 01:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Nature Center
Join us for a fun hike to our waterfall. Let’s get outside and get active!
Fees may apply.
Park: Gulf
Stellar Discoveries: James Webb Telescope
When: 10/22/2025 at 01:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Gulf State Park Nature Center
Come join us to learn about the James Webb Telescope that was launched Christmas Day 2021!
Park: Joe Wheeler
Wheeler Lake and Forest School
When: 10/23/2025 at 10:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Day Use Area
Join Park Naturalist, Jennings Earnest, for this week's Wheeler Lake & Forest School
Park: DeSoto
Bats: Myth vs. Fact
When: 10/23/2025 at 04:30 AMJoin DeSoto State Park Staff to uncover the truth about bats & test your knowledge!
